I love music. All music. I don’t judge until I have given it an honest listen. Therefore, I have no shame in admitting that on April 29, 2009, I drove an hour and half away to the Palladium in Worcester, Mass., to see some of today’s top pop punk bands perform to a sold out crowd.

It cannot be seen from the outside, a little treasure trove hides on the second floor of a Victorian-style office building on Bellevue Avenue in Newport, R.I. Paintings adorn the white walls, while sculptures and hand-blown glass sit upon pedestals and decorate shelves.

The Comic Book Annex Shop, which is located on 314 Broadway in Newport, R.I., is one of the hidden gems of this special town. Now owned and operated by Wayne Roger Klackenbush, the store has made great leaps and bounds since it was opened over 15 years ago, in 1994.

Most people set their sights on the beautiful historical mansions when they arrive in Newport, R.I., not the ghosts that inhabit them. For Danger Radio, one of the opening bands for the Plain White T’s on April 18, 2009, capturing a ghost on video was top priority when they learned they were playing at Salve Regina.

Where are you likely to find 19-year-old freshman Spencer Kimmins on any given night? Certainly not in his dorm room. Kimmins, a Graphic Design major, frequents New York any given night to perform with his band, The Static Jacks, a New Jersey based quintet who have put out two EPs and already had one of their songs played on Nickelodeon and XM Radio.